RNRF DCF CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
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QUESTIONS
◉ The licensing standards established by the Department address
the:
Answer: Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and
physical surroundings)
Children in care (health, nutrition, and development)
◉ Rules and Regulations
Answer: a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by
authority, especially to regulate conduct. Rules and regulations exist
to protect the health and safety of children in out-of-home care.
◉ The Department of Children and Families' Office of Child Care
Regulation
Answer: he licensing authority and currently regulates licensed child
care facilities, licensed family day care homes, licensed large family
child care homes, and licensed mildly ill facilities in most counties in
Florida
,◉ Child care provided between the hours of 6 p.m. on Friday and 6
a.m. on Monday
Answer: weekend child care
◉ Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers
working in a child care facility
Answer: child care personnel
◉ Actively watching and directing children's activities within the
same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care
Answer: direct supervision
◉ On-site administrator or individual who has the primary
responsibility for the day-to-day operation, supervision, and
administration of a child care facility
Answer: director
◉ Directly supervised volunteers who participate in the federal
program pursuant to 45 Code of Federal Regulations part 2552; they
work with one or more children with special or exceptional needs in
child care programs
Answer: foster grandparents
,◉ A space or room in which care is provided or classes are held, and
where learning can take place uninterrupted by outside distractions
Answer: classroom/room/designated space
◉ The boundaries that define a classroom space, which are
constructed in a sturdy manner and anchored so they are stable and
secure and do not pose a threat of falling over
Answer: stable walls or barriers
◉ Means the Department of Children and Families
Answer: department
◉ The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level
Answer: sanitize
◉ The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility
Answer: owner
◉ child care
Answer: the care, protection, and supervision of a child for a period
of less than 24 hours a day on a regular basis, which supplements
parental care, enrichment, and health supervision for the child, in
accordance with his or her individual needs and for which a
payment, fee, or grant is made for care
, ◉ main types of child care programs in Florida are
Answer: Child Care Facilities
Specialized Child Care Mildly Ill Facilities
Family Day Care Homes
Large Family Child Care Homes
◉ school-age child care program
Answer: specific program providing care before and after school or
during school closures to school-age children exclusively.
must be licensed prior to operation and for continued operation,
unless the program demonstrates that it is exempt because it is
located on a public/nonpublic school school site
◉ school-age child care program must follow
Answer: Operated and staffed directly by that school or through a
formal agreement
Serving only the school-age children attending the school during the
day
Following the standards set forth by the Florida Building Code State
Requirements for Public Educational Facilities
2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD
QUESTIONS
◉ The licensing standards established by the Department address
the:
Answer: Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and
physical surroundings)
Children in care (health, nutrition, and development)
◉ Rules and Regulations
Answer: a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by
authority, especially to regulate conduct. Rules and regulations exist
to protect the health and safety of children in out-of-home care.
◉ The Department of Children and Families' Office of Child Care
Regulation
Answer: he licensing authority and currently regulates licensed child
care facilities, licensed family day care homes, licensed large family
child care homes, and licensed mildly ill facilities in most counties in
Florida
,◉ Child care provided between the hours of 6 p.m. on Friday and 6
a.m. on Monday
Answer: weekend child care
◉ Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers
working in a child care facility
Answer: child care personnel
◉ Actively watching and directing children's activities within the
same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care
Answer: direct supervision
◉ On-site administrator or individual who has the primary
responsibility for the day-to-day operation, supervision, and
administration of a child care facility
Answer: director
◉ Directly supervised volunteers who participate in the federal
program pursuant to 45 Code of Federal Regulations part 2552; they
work with one or more children with special or exceptional needs in
child care programs
Answer: foster grandparents
,◉ A space or room in which care is provided or classes are held, and
where learning can take place uninterrupted by outside distractions
Answer: classroom/room/designated space
◉ The boundaries that define a classroom space, which are
constructed in a sturdy manner and anchored so they are stable and
secure and do not pose a threat of falling over
Answer: stable walls or barriers
◉ Means the Department of Children and Families
Answer: department
◉ The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level
Answer: sanitize
◉ The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility
Answer: owner
◉ child care
Answer: the care, protection, and supervision of a child for a period
of less than 24 hours a day on a regular basis, which supplements
parental care, enrichment, and health supervision for the child, in
accordance with his or her individual needs and for which a
payment, fee, or grant is made for care
, ◉ main types of child care programs in Florida are
Answer: Child Care Facilities
Specialized Child Care Mildly Ill Facilities
Family Day Care Homes
Large Family Child Care Homes
◉ school-age child care program
Answer: specific program providing care before and after school or
during school closures to school-age children exclusively.
must be licensed prior to operation and for continued operation,
unless the program demonstrates that it is exempt because it is
located on a public/nonpublic school school site
◉ school-age child care program must follow
Answer: Operated and staffed directly by that school or through a
formal agreement
Serving only the school-age children attending the school during the
day
Following the standards set forth by the Florida Building Code State
Requirements for Public Educational Facilities
